After you die is there a "second chance" to be saved if you were not saved before you died?

actually it is the first chance, of those who have never heard of the name of Jesus.

its called the white throne judgement or the second resurrection.

Immediately following the Feast of Tabernacles comes the "Last Great Day" (Leviticus 23:36). This is the seventh annual holy day in God's seasonal plan, and falls on the 22nd day of the seventh month.

It is followed by late autumn, and the winter, when all deciduous trees; the grasses, shrubs, flowers and grasses become dormant, and there are no annual holy days or festivals of any kind in God's beautiful plan of salvation until the early spring, and the Passover.

Now, review what we have learned. The Passover primarily focuses on Christ and His sacrifice for sin. The Days of Unleavened Bread focus on Christ coming to live within each newly repentant Christian, thus driving sin out. The Feast of the Firstfruits, or Pentecost shows us that God is calling only a comparative few at this time, that God has never attempted to "save the world" in the past; that He did not attempt to "save the world" during the time of Christ, that He is not attempting to save the world now! Rather, it emphasizes that God is calling only a "kind of firstfruits of His creatures" in this dispensation, and shows that the great latter, fall harvest of human lives is to come during the millennium, and even afterward.

The New Testament observance of Pentecost portrays Christ sending the "other Comforter" to be available to human beings for the first time.

The Feast of Trumpets pictures not only the announcements of Almighty God from the time of Christ until the time of the end by the preaching of the Gospel, but God's own righteous angels, sounding the alarming trumpets leading up to the last plagues and the final great trump, announcing the second coming of Jesus Christ.

The Day of Atonement, the only FAST day (Acts 27:9; Lev. 23:32) among the seven holy days, depicts the whole world finally AT ONE with God through the atoning work of Christ; Satan banished, unable to deceive the nations any further.

The Feast of Tabernacles not only portrays all the beautiful types of our temporary dwelling places in these human physical bodies, but presages the Kingdom of God, and the millennial reign of Jesus Christ over all this earth.

The Feast of Tabernacles acknowledges that we are living, as human beings, in but a temporary dwelling place, but it looks ahead to the PERMANENT dwelling place in God's Kingdom! Jesus Christ said, "In my Father's house are many mansions," which can also be rendered "positions of responsibility," or "offices."

So, in addition to acknowledging our temporality, the Feast of Tabernacles also is a foretaste of the very Kingdom of God, the millennial reign of Christ.

Remember, the first resurrection of all of the "dead in Christ" occurs at the last trump, at the exact moment of Christ's second coming (I Corinthians 15:50-52; 1 Thessalonians 4:17; Matthew 24:31).

Now, notice: "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls [Greek psuche, meaning spirits, or lives] of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the Word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years" (Revelation 20:4).

Christ promised, "And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations ... To him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in His throne" (Revelation 2:26; 3:21).

Therefore, the "firstfruits unto the Lamb" as pictured by the Feast of Firstfruits or Pentecost, will "live and rule over the nations with Christ" for one thousand years, which is foreshadowed, in part, by the Feast of Tabernacles!

Now, what remains to be done to accomplish God's great plan for the redemption and salvation of the vast majority of the human race?

God's Word answers: "But the rest of the dead lived not again until the thousand years were finished!" (Revelation 20:5).

Jesus plainly said there is a resurrection unto life and a resurrection unto "judgment."

But judgment is not sentencing! The "rest of the dead" includes the entirety of the human race who are not among the "dead in Christ."

And who does this include? It includes the vast majority of all human beings who have ever lived and died from Adam until the present! It includes the hundreds of millions of China, India, many other Asian nations such as Japan, Bangladesh, Korea, Taiwan, etc. It includes the vast multitudes of the world where paganism, animism, heathenism and idolatry—yes, and "professing" Christianity has been living in deception! (Revelation 12:9).

This last, great resurrection brings perhaps more than six billion people out of their graves!

It is a staggering, stupendous event!

All of these virtually countless human beings of so many races and nations will be resurrected at the end of the millennial reign of Christ, and will be given a glorious opportunity for salvation, at last!

This is what is pictured by the "Last Great Day." It logically follows immediately after the Feast of Tabernacles, which foreshadows, in many ways, the Kingdom of God.

And what comes immediately after Christ's millennial reign?

Read it, in the 20th chapter of Revelation: "And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

"And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

"And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

"And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

"And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire" (Revelation 20:11-15).

These "books" which are opened mean nothing more than biblos, the Greek word for "book," or "books." It is only when the word "holy" is placed with the word "book" that it connotes the Bible. These "books" which are open, out of which these billions of human beings are to be judged are nothing more than the books of the Bible, the same books which are judging the Church of God today. God's Word plainly states that the church is being judged now. Since God is consistent, and says He "changes not," and the Bible says Jesus Christ is "the same, yesterday, today and forever," we know that God's master plan for salvation will not change.

This vast multitude from all of the human family will receive a one hundred year lifespan (Isaiah 65:20-25), during which they will experience the incredible blessings and benefits of living on an earth which has been under God's own divine rulership for one thousand years!

It is then, in that climate and at that time, that these countless millions of Asians, Africans, and so many more will finally be given a thorough education in God's marvelous truth, and will be required to choose whether to obey God, repent of their sins and receive God's Holy Spirit, or to rebel and force Almighty God to destroy them.

Jesus Christ gave us a shadowy type of the meaning of this Last Great Day from His inspiring invitation to repentance made on that very day during His earthly ministry.

"In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink.

"He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water" (John 7:37, 38).

Notice how Jesus made it clear that "any man" was being invited to come to Christ! Surely, this open invitation to all, including Gentiles presaged the meaning of this Last Great Day.

The Last Great Day typifies the "Great White Throne Judgment" of the 20th chapter of Revelation.

This final annual holy day signifies the completion of God's plan, the last great general resurrection and the final destruction of the incorrigibly wicked, and leads directly from the Great White Throne Judgment in Revelation 20 to the "new heavens and new earth" of the last two chapters of your Bible.

Thus, when one comes to understand the beautiful types and pictures portrayed by the seasonal holy days of God, one comes to understand the WHOLE PLAN OF GOD!

There is NO ROOM in this beautiful plan for the pagan holidays of this world, nor for the pagan doctrines of the "immortality of the soul" or an "ever-burning hell."

Once again I must ask, WHY have you not heard? Why have not the Sunday-observing churches preached the beautiful truths about God's plan of redemption and salvation by informing and educating their congregations of these rich shadows and types revealed through God's annual Sabbaths?

Yes.

That is why eternal death is the second one, not the first.

Acts 24:15 KJV

15And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, that there shall be a resurrection of the dead, both of the just and unjust.

Revelation 20: KJV

12And I saw the dead, small and great, stand before God; and the books were opened: and another book was opened, which is the book of life: and the dead were judged out of those things which were written in the books, according to their works.

13And the sea gave up the dead which were in it; and death and hell delivered up the dead which were in them: and they were judged every man according to their works.

14And death and hell were cast into the lake of fire. This is the second death.

Psalm 37 KJV

9For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth.

10For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be: yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall not be.

11But the meek shall inherit the earth; and shall delight themselves in the abundance of peace.

18The LORD knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever.

Isaiah 11 KJV

6The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.

7And the cow and the bear shall feed; their young ones shall lie down together: and the lion shall eat straw like the ox.

8And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, and the weaned child shall put his hand on the cockatrice' den.

9They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain: for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD, as the waters cover the sea.

The earth will be very different then.

Debbie

its great to be a christian and beleive that you have another chance but Jesus never said live in hope of the next life at the expense of this one.

He clearly stated a number of things you need to do IN THIS LIFE which are beneficial to you in this life whether there is another life afterwards or not. (see the "sermon on the mount")

he told us how to be with one another and not to worry about things we cant change. beleive in Christ and demonstrate good will to your fellow man

as peter once indicated (paraphrased from Charles Price)

I am here even though i would rather be in heaven with Jesus. you can do what you want to me but while i am here i will live as he wants me to, and spread the word but if i should be taken right now i will be in a better place.

After the body dies so does the conscience and due to the fact that we are our conscience it is safe to say that your soul ( conscience) does not pass on to an after life. The human race has never been able to face the realisation that death is the end, thus religion was born, but we have to reconcile our fear and face death head on as part of life. It is inevitable that we all die. we have to embrace it and not let i rule our lives, for we only come this way once, you should make the most of it while you are here.

Not a second chance, no. All those who have not had an opportunity to learn about salvation in this life will learn about it after they are resurrected.

I believe that we when we are born on earth we start to become disconnected from our creator, God. Many people find a reconnection with God through their religion, prayer, and/or meditation.

When we leave this world, we reconnect with God.

We are not perfect, but when we dwell on being sinners we end up excluding people who do not fit our reasoning of God.

God is love. God does not exclude or judge. God is the creator and creation. We are a part of God and we create through our thoughts and actions. That is why there is "evil" in this world, because not always do our thoughts come as pure and loving thoughts! This is because many people do not have a reconnection with God......

NO

Hebrews 9:27 (King James Version)

"And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:"

I think it depends on the circumstance. I don't think you change after you die and that your personality stays the same, but God is fair, so if the problem is that you just didn't have a chance here, you will get the chance later. It all depends on whether you want it or not, and how much you're willing to do for it.

NO because here on earth God gives u plenty of chances to be saved and if u dont take them when they come it may never come back...and when u die it is not a chance to be saved it is made 4 u to be juged and if u r saved Jesus will defend u and u can inter int o heaven and if u are not u will be forever seperated From God and i mean forever.

God bless~!

Hello,

No, contrary to the teachings of some Christian sects, you will know whether you are saved only after death and judgement. You must strive all your life to live according to Christ's teachings and repent as you falter here and there.

As mentioned in the beatitudes you will also be asked if you forgave your fellow man and helped out others as well.

Once dead, you will be judged accordingly and there are no second chances given at that point.

Cheers,

Michael Kelly

What are you being saved from exactly? Who says you need to be saved before you die? It's what you do on this Earth to your fellow human being that you should worry about. If you live a good life you have nothing to worry about. You don't need to be saved, just be a decent human being.